Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/174Dangos y teitl llawn

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/174 of 5 February 2015 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEXU.K.

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 is amended as follows:

(1)

Table 1 is amended as follows:

(a)

the entries concerning FCM substances Nos 161, 241, 344, 364, 410, 713, 784, 799, 880 and 881 are replaced by the following:

a

Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications of food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1).’

‘16192160000087-69-4L-(+)-tartaric acidyesnono
241229600000108-95-2phenolnoyesno3
344138100000505-65-71,4-butanediol formalnoyesno0,05

15

30

(21)
21821
364154040000652-67-51,4:3,6-dianhydrosorbitolnoyesno5

Only to be used as:

(a)

a co-monomer in poly(ethylene-co-isosorbide terephthalate);

(b)

a co-monomer at levels of up to 40 mole % of the diol component in combination with ethylene glycol and/or 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, for the production of polyesters.

Polyesters made using dianhydrosorbitol together with 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane shall not be used in contact with foods containing more than 15 % alcohol.

410627200001332-58-7kaolinyesnonoParticles can be thinner than 100 nm only if incorporated at a quantity of less than 12 % w/w in an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) inner layer of a multi-layer structure, in which the layer in direct contact with the food provides a functional barrier preventing migration of particles into the food.
713434800064365-11-3charcoal, activatedyesnono

Only for use in PET at maximum 10 mg/kg of polymer.

Same purity requirements as for Vegetable Carbon (E 153) set out by Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012a with exception of ash content which can be up to 10 % (w/w).

0007440-44-0
784954200745070-61-51,3,5-tris (2,2-di-methylpropanamido) benzeneyesnono5
79977708polyethyleneglycol (EO = 1-50) ethers of linear and branched primary (C8-C22) alcoholsyesnono1,8In compliance with the maximum ethylene oxide content as laid down in the purity criteria for food additives in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.
88031348acids, fatty (C8-C22), esters with pentaerythritol'yesnono
881251870003010-96-62,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diolnoyesno5

Only for:

(a)

repeated use articles for long term storage at room temperature or below and hotfill;

(b)

single use materials and articles as a co-monomer at a maximum use level of 35 mole % of the diol component of polyesters, and if such materials and articles are for long term storage at room temperature or below of food types which have an alcohol content of up to 10 % and for which Table 2 of Annex III does not assign simulant D2. Hot fill conditions are allowed for such single use materials and articles.

(b)

the following entries are inserted in numerical order of the FCM substance numbers:

859(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer crosslinked with divinylbenzene, in nanoformyesnono

Only to be used as particles in non-plasticised PVC up to 10 % w/w in contact with all food types at room temperature or below including long-term storage.

When used together with the substance with FCM No 998 and/or the substance with FCM No 1043, the restriction of 10 % w/w applies to the sum of those substances.

The diameter of particles shall be > 20 nm, and for at least 95 % by number it shall be > 40 nm.

90337486-69-42H-perfluoro-[(5,8,11,14-tetramethyl)-tetraethyleneglycol ethyl propyl ether]yesnono

Only to be used as a polymer production aid in the polymerisation of fluoropolymers intended for:

(a)

repeated and single use materials and articles when sintered or processed (non-sintered) at temperatures at or above 360 °C for at least 10 minutes or at higher temperatures for equivalent shorter times;

(b)

repeated use materials and articles when processed (non-sintered) at temperatures from 300 °C and up to 360 °C for at least 10 minutes.

96924937-78-8ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer waxyesnono

Only to be used as a polymeric additive up to 2 % w/w in polyolefins.

The migration of low molecular weight oligomeric fraction below 1 000 Da shall not exceed 5 mg/kg food.

998(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer not cross-linked, in nanoformyesnono

Only to be used as particles in non-plasticised PVC up to 10 % w/w in contact with all food types at room temperature or below including long-term storage.

When used together with the substance with FCM No 859 and/or the substance with FCM No 1043, the restriction of 10 % w/w applies to the sum of those substances.

The diameter of particles shall be > 20 nm, and for at least 95 % by number it shall be > 40 nm.

101725618-55-7polyglycerolyesnonoTo be processed under conditions preventing the decomposition of the substance and up to a maximum temperature of 275 °C.
1043(butadiene, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, styrene) copolymer crosslinked with 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate, in nanoformyesnono

Only to be used as particles in non-plasticised PVC up to 10 % w/w in contact with all food types at room temperature or below including long-term storage.

When used together with the substance with FCM No 859 and/or the substance with FCM No 998, the restriction of 10 % w/w applies to the sum of those substances.

The diameter of particles shall be > 20 nm, and for at least 95 % by number it shall be > 40 nm.

(c)

The entry concerning FCM substance No 725 is deleted.

(2)

In Table 2, the entries concerning group restrictions Nos 15 and 30 are replaced by the following:

15

98

196

344

15expressed as formaldehyde
30

254

344

672

5expressed as 1,4-butanediol
(3)

In Table 3, the following entry is added:

(21)In case of reaction with foods or simulants verification of compliance shall include verification that the migration limits of the hydrolysis products, formaldehyde and 1,4-butanediol, are not exceeded.